4.30 Mother and Daughter Heights The graph shows the heights of mothers and daug

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4.30 Mother and Daughter Heights The graph shows the heights of mothers and daughters. (Source: StatCrunch: Mother and Daughter Heights xls. Owner: craig slinkman) Daughter 29.92 0.5417 Mother 75 S 70 65 E 60 55 60 75 Mother's Height (inches) a. As the data are graphed, which is the independent variable and which TRY the dependent variable? lo. From the graph, approximate the predicted height of the daughter of a mother who is 60 inches (5 feet) tall. From the equation, determine the predicted height of the daughter of a mother who is 60 inches tall. c. d. Interpret the slope e. What other factors besides mother's height might influence the daugh- ter's height?

Explanation / Answer

Daughter=29.92+0.5417 mother

As we see that Daughter height's depend on mother's height. Therefore Mother's height is independent and daughter height is dependent

b. From the graph , the daughter's height is approximately 64 inches

c. Daughter= 29.92+0.5417*60=62.422 inches

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